Norwegian Customs has confirmed that Digitoll, its digital pre-reporting system, will become mandatory on 15 September 2026. From that date, transport and goods data must be submitted electronically before a vehicle reaches the border, not on arrival.
The system requires three things to be declared in advance:
- what goods are being carried,
- which vehicle is carrying them,
- and when and where it will cross.
In road freight, the goods data and transport data are often submitted by different parties, typically the freight forwarder and the haulier respectively. Norwegian Customs requires that the two data sets be linked correctly before the vehicle arrives. If they are not, the crossing will not go smoothly.
At Svinesund and Ørje, ANPR cameras identify vehicles, and signal boards indicate whether to proceed or report to the customs office. At other road crossings, drivers still report in, though processing should be faster where data has been pre-submitted. The stated aim of Digitoll is that compliant shipments pass through without stopping.
The declaration process is unchanged, Digitoll sits alongside it
Digitoll does not replace TVINN or NCTS. Customs declarations continue through TVINN; transit declarations through NCTS. Digitoll is a separate reporting layer covering transport and consignment information.
A TVINN declaration can be submitted up to five days before the crossing, giving customs time to process it ahead of arrival.
Key dates:
- 15 September 2026: digital pre-reporting becomes mandatory.
- 1 March 2027: declarations must be lodged no later than at the border crossing. Norway’s direct transport scheme, under which goods can be moved to the consignee and declared later, ends on this date.
Registration requirement
Companies using Digitoll must be registered in Norway’s Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities and hold a Norwegian organisation number or NUF number. Submission can be made via proprietary systems with API integration, or through a customs representative. Norwegian Customs launched the Digitoll Portal in March 2026 to allow companies to view, manage and link submitted data; access is through Altinn.
The September deadline was extended in late 2025 after uptake ran below expectations. Digitoll accounted for around 16% of road and ferry volume at that point, rising at roughly 25% per month.
